Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez – Biografija
Portorikanski je glumac i filmski producent, rođen 19. februara 1967. godine u San Juan u Portoriku. Odgojen je kao katolik te je pohađao rimokatoličku školu u Miramaru u San Juanu. Kad mu je bilo devet godina, majka mu je umrla od hepatitisa. Kad mu je bilo trinaest, otac je preselio dva sina u Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, gdje se del Toro upisao na Mercesburg Academy. Tamo je proveo adoloscentske dane i srednju školu.
Nakon mature je slijedio očev savjet i upisao ekonomiju na Kalifornijskom sveučilištu u San Diegu. Uspjeh na izbornom predmetu, drami, ohrabrio ga je da odustane od studija i uči sa slavnim učiteljima glume Stellom Adler i Arthurom Mendozom u Los Angelesu, kao i u glumačkoj školi u New Yorku.
Del Toro krajem osamdesetih pojavljivao u manjim ulogama na televiziji, igrajući uglavnom nasilnike i dilere droge u serijama kao što su Poroci Miamija i NBC-jeva miniserija, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story. Nastupio je u manjoj cameo ulozi u Madonninom spotu iz 1987. “La Isla Bonita”.
Filmski debi ostvario je s Big Top Pee-wee i 007 filmu Dozvola za ubojstvo, u kojem je 21-godišnji del Toro nastupio kao najmlađi glumac koji je glumio negativca u filmovima o Bondu. Iako su oba filma smatrana komercijalnim razočaranjima, del Toro se nastavio pojavljivati u filmovima kao što su Indian Runner (1991.), Mjesec od porculana (1991.), Kristofor Kolumbo: Otkriće (1992.), Money for Nothing (1993.), Lice straha (1993.) i Osveta na hollywoodski način (1994.).
Karijera mu je dobila zamah ulogom u filmu Privedite osumnjičene iz 1995., gdje je glumio mumljajućeg i duhovitog Freda Fenstera. Uloga mu je donijela Nagradu Independent Spirit za najboljeg sporednog glumca i predstavila ga kao karakternog glumca, to mu je donijelo nekoliko jačih uloga u nezavisnim i studijskim filmovima.
Filmovi u kojima je glumio
1988. Big Top Pee-wee
1989. Licence to Kill
1991. The Indian Runner
1992. Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1993. Fearless
1993. Golden Balls
1993. Money for Nothing
1994. Swimming with Sharks
1994. China Moon
1995. The Usual Suspects
1996. The Funeral
1996. The Fan
1996. Basquiat
1997. Joyride
1997. Excess Baggage
1998. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2000. Traffic
2000. The Way of the Gun
2000. Snatch
2001./I The Pledge
2003. 21 Grams
2003. The Hunted
2005. Sin City
2007. Things We Lost in the Fire
2008. Che: Part One
2008. Che: Part Two
2010. Somewhere
2010. The Wolfman
2012. Savages
2013. Thor: The Dark World
2013. Jimmy P.
2014. Inherent Vice
2014. Escobar: Paradise Lost
2014. Guardians of the Galaxy
2015./I The Little Prince
2015. Sicario
2015. A Perfect Day
2017. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018. Soldado
2018. Avengers: Infinity War
Serije u kojima je glumio
2002. Inside the Actors Studio
2004. Eigo de shabera-night
2004. T4
2008. Mañanas informales
2009. Gomorron
2009. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2009. Toni Rovira y tú
2009. Els matins a TV3
2009. Buenafuente
2009. Corazón de…
2009. The Colbert Report
2010. Xposé
2010. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2010. Late Show with David Letterman
2010. Parla con me
2012. Alguna pregunta més?
2012. Caiga quien caiga – CQC
2012. Iñaki
2014. Rencontres de cinéma
2014. The Insider
2015. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2015. Celebrity Conversations
2015. Conan
2015. Tria33
2015. Let’s Go, DFW!
2015. Today
2015. Live! with Kelly
2015. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015. Reel Junkie
2015. Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2016. The Big Interview with Dan Rather
2016. Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
2017. The Late Late Show with James Corden
2017. TMZ on TV
2001. – 2009. Charlie Rose (TV Series)
2001. – 2009. Late Night with Conan O’Brien (TV Series)
2001. – 2003. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series)
2007. – 2015. Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
2009. – 2015. Días de cine (TV Series)
2009. – 2015. Cinema 3 (TV Series)
2009. – 2012. Continuarà… (TV Series)
2010. – 2015. Made in Hollywood (TV Series)
2010. – 2011. The 7PM Project (TV Series)
2012. – 2013. El hormiguero (TV Series)
2015. – 2017. Celebrity Page (TV Series)
Nagrade koje je dobio
1995. National Board of Review, USA
1995. Awards Circuit Community Awards
1996. Film Independent Spirit Awards
1997. Film Independent Spirit
2000. Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2000. Awards Circuit Community
2000. Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2000. New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2000. San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2000. Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2000. Village Voice Film Poll
2001. Academy Awards, USA
2001. Golden Globes, USA
2001. BAFTA Awards
2001. Berlin International Film Festival
2001. Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001. Chicago Film Critics Association
2001. Chlotrudis Awards
2001. Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2001. National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2001. Screen Actors Guild Awards
2001. Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2001. Imagen Foundation Awards
2001. Online Film Critics Society Awards
2001. Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2002. Sundance Film Festival
2003. Venice Film Festival
2003. Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2004. Film Independent Spirit
2004. International Cinephile Society Awards
2004. International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2004. Iowa Film Critics Awards
2004. Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2004. Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008. Cannes Film Festival
2009. Goya Awards
2016. Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2015. Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2014. Detroit Film Critic Society, US
2015. Film Independent Spirit
2015. Hollywood Film Awards
2014. Nevada Film Critics Society
2014. San Sebastián International Film Festival
2015. Sarajevo Film Festival
2016. Seattle Film Critics
